PSYCH 3F03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Valine, Radiography, Thalidomide
20 Jan 2014
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Thalidomide: human interventions can interfere with normal expression of evolved adaptations, in modern life, a variety of drugs are used to control pain, for oral contraception etc some drugs can have negative effects on evolved adaptations, thalidomide pain reliever given to women during pregnancy; had a strong negative effect on fetus" developmental mechanisms, producing morphological deformities, developmental mechanisms are evolved adaptations; complex traits within bodies that reliably produce morphological traits if disrupted, can cause disorder, biological effects, including human intervention, can disrupt adaptations. Fertility profiles of women and men in a variety of different groups: dotted line represents fertility status of women; solid line male, women tend to stop reproducing in their 40"s; men are capable of reproducing later, but it still declines, dad give a lot to children (producing calories, women give a lot, grandfathers give a lot especially when getting older; nontrivial source of help, net contributions from parents to children, grandparents to grandchildren and husband to wife.
